the ice-capp expedition!
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The Ice-Capp Expedition!. By Jonathan Kirsh, Andrew Mills, and Dylan Tulett. The Position of Our Tour Within Canada. The Ice-Capp Expedition!. How we gon ’ travel. Qikiqtarjuaq, Jon’s Stop!. The iceberg capital of the world! Highest mountains in North America east of the Rockies! - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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THE ICE-CAPP EXPEDITION!
By Jonathan Kirsh, Andrew Mills, and Dylan Tulett
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The Position of Our Tour Within Canada
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The Ice-Capp Expedition!
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How we gon’ travel
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Qikiqtarjuaq, Jon’s Stop!
• The iceberg capital of the world!• Highest mountains in North America east of
the Rockies!• Mount Asgard!->• I Know Right!• Thor was here!
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Whale Watching!
Whales, Belugas, Orcas, and Narwhals! You still have to wear those jackets.
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Hiking in the Mountains!
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Clyde River
By AJ Mills
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Climate
• L - far north way above the equator• O(ocean curents do not effect as ocean is
frozen for most of the year)• W (cold wind curent from high artic)• E (close to sea level)• R(no effect as no mountains near city)• N(close to ocean but ocean is mostly frozen so
does not effect)
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Climate (pt.2) (temp)
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Climate (pt.3)
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Activities
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pfmrq99FlQ
• http://www.pensiamo.com/adventures/2007-clyde-river/
• Back Country skiing• Pond Hockey
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Nature of Clyde River
• Clyde River with the surrounding mountains and ice glaciers attracts rock climbers from around the world
• Animals to be seen are Narwhales, Polar Bears, Barren-ground Caribou and other sea creatures
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Climate
• L - far north way above the equator• O(ocean curents do not effect as ocean is
frozen for most of the year)• W (cold wind curent from high artic)• E (close to sea level)• R(no effect as no mountains near city)• N(close to ocean but ocean is mostly frozen so
does not effect)
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Dylan’s Presentation
• By Dylan
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Changes
• A few changes you may notice as you get farther up will be…– Slightly colder– Fewer mountains
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Landforms
Mountains in the Arctic Cordillera include– Barbeau Peak• Tallest peak in the arctic cordillera (2616 m/8583 ft.)
– Mount Wordie • Height: 1548m (5079 ft.)
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Landforms
• Sam ford fiord • Icy arm fiord– (its chilly)
• Buchan fiord
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Pond Inlet
• Population: 1,549• NU, Canada, Qikiqtaaluk Region
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Aurora Borealis
• Aurora borealis– 2012-2013 are the prime times for watching due
to a very interesting schedule of the sun
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Polar Bear Watching
• POLAR BEARS ARE SICK– Don’t miss it, its fully unreal
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Bibliograpy• http://www.arctic.uoguelph.ca/cpe/environments/land/a_cordillera/
a_cordillera.htm• http://summitsearch.org/features/11018-mount-wordie• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pond_Inlet• http://www.pondinlethotel.com• http://www.gi.alaska.edu/AuroraForecast/TravelersGuide• http://travelingluck.com/North+America/Canada/Nunavut/_6181168_White+Tr
iplets+Peaks.html
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arctic_Cordillera#Mountain_ranges• http://www.pc.gc.ca/apprendre-learn/prof/itm2-crp-trc/htm/ecozone01_e.asp• http://www.qikiqtarjuaq.com/qikiqtarjuaq-nunavut.htm• http://www.pensiamo.com/adventures/2007-clyde-river/• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clyde_River,_Nunavut